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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear FeCRA members<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Residents</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>’ Associations <span style='color:#222222'>are cordially invited to a <b>Drinks Reception </b></span><b>at Murray Edwards Huntingdon Road Buckingham House Foyer <span style='color:#222222'>on 11 March</span> 18:00-20:30,</b><span style='color:#222222'> and a <b>Workshop</b></span><b> at Wolfson College Old Combination Room<span style='color:#222222'> on 12 March</span> (9:00-16:00)</b><span style='color:#222222'> at which we can all learn more about <b>'Beauty In My Back Yard' (BIMBY)</b>, an initiative of the Prince's Foundation for Building Community. </span><span style='color:black'>The BIMBY Housing Toolkit is a simple, practical online tool which empowers communities to work with local authorities to create a Neighbourhood Plan. It is specifically designed to enable </span>communities to establish what development they would like in their area. Cambridge has now been chosen for the launch, so we are very honoured. The Workshops will enable RAs to understand how the process works. <u>A Neighbourhood Plan has to be considered on an equal footing with the Local Plan in planning applications</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This is a unique opportunity to take some of the decision making into residents’ hands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please do RSVP to reserve a place</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>: </span><a href="mailto:bimby@princes-foundation.org">bimby@princes-foundation.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please would you also advise <a href="mailto:secretary@fecra.org.uk">secretary@fecra.org.uk</a> of your participation so that we have an idea of numbers. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please contact Lynn Hieatt on <a href="mailto:lynn.hieatt@gmail.com">lynn.hieatt@gmail.com</a> is you have any questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For more information go to: <a href="https://www.bimby.org.uk/">https://www.bimby.org.uk/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Although for practical reasons this is not a general invitation to all the residents of the Cambridge area, we hope as many RA representatives as possible will attend one or both events. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hope to see you there! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tania<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tania Elliott<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Secretary FeCRA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please reply to: <a href="mailto:secretary@fecra.org.uk">secretary@fecra.org.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>